The use of robotic surgery systems in medical procedures dates back to the
1980s. Since then, this market has experienced tremendous growth in terms of
product innovation and development as well as uptake by end-users. The major
advantages of these systems include improved surgical outcomes, accurate
procedure execution and rapid post-surgical recovery of the patient. In
addition to these factors, the growing global aging population and increase in
the per-capita healthcare expenditure are set to drive future growth of this
market.

This report studies the market for medical robotic systems by different types
of systems including surgical robots, non-invasive radiosurgery, emergency
response, prosthetics, assistive & rehabilitation and non-medical robotic
systems. The global market has been segmented based on these systems, and
market size and forecasts for the period 2010 to 2018 have been provided for
each segment, in terms of USD million. The CAGR (%) of each market segment for
the forecast period 2012 to 2018 has also been provided, considering 2011 as
the base year.

The market has also been segmented geographically into four regions, namely,
North America, Europe, Asia and RoW, and respective market sizes have been
highlighted for each of these regions. A qualitative analysis of the market
dynamics including the factors responsible for driving and restraining growth
of this market, and future opportunities is described in the market overview
section.

The competitive landscape section includes market share analysis of all the
leading players in this market, for the year 2011. Some of the major players
profiled in this report include Accuray, Inc., Hansen Medical, Inc., Intuitive
Surgical, Varian Medical Systems, iRobot Corporation, MAKO Surgical Corp. and
Stereotaxis, Inc.